Hey all,
It is time for my newest child to be released.
This is the Diamond Star DA40 single engine 4 seater, XLS Edition with 180 HP engine, constant speed prop, 150 knots cruise speed. Her instrumentation is the Garmin G1000 glass panel system with built in auto pilot. On this Garmin system, I was able to recreate the bazel shape far better, and the MFD now houses the AP controls console as like the actual system. The Garmins do not feature traffic nor weather but do have built in checklists and sample background setting pages to show people what all the Garmins can do (Settings soft key selection).
Flying the '40' is similar to being in a Helo cockpit, 'much glass' surrounding you. The canopy opens from the front and takes with it part of the dash top. Its a wild plane and I have always loved the instrument panels. They are so simple and cool looking. The center console or tunnel (between the front seats) has some nicely laid out controls. The back seats fold down for shipping cargo and this model has the optional extended cargo zone in the tail of the plane, (great for snow skis, etc).
If you like flying into rough airfields, you can remove the wheel skirts via the hidden switch at the far right, lower black plastic power plugin on the panel. Click that and the wheels are suddenly uncovered. Great for Canadian short airstrips. (Stall speed with flaps is around 50 knots).
There is a cool, picturesque 'checklist' and also 'references' file set on the Kneeboard. I have kept the manual simple, and as usual (now) it is in PDF format, in the manuals folder in the aircraft's folder in FS.
This is in FSX and Prepar3D format.
So.... If you are interested, there's more at http://www.lionheartcreations.com/Diamond
It is time for my newest child to be released.
This is the Diamond Star DA40 single engine 4 seater, XLS Edition with 180 HP engine, constant speed prop, 150 knots cruise speed. Her instrumentation is the Garmin G1000 glass panel system with built in auto pilot. On this Garmin system, I was able to recreate the bazel shape far better, and the MFD now houses the AP controls console as like the actual system. The Garmins do not feature traffic nor weather but do have built in checklists and sample background setting pages to show people what all the Garmins can do (Settings soft key selection).
Flying the '40' is similar to being in a Helo cockpit, 'much glass' surrounding you. The canopy opens from the front and takes with it part of the dash top. Its a wild plane and I have always loved the instrument panels. They are so simple and cool looking. The center console or tunnel (between the front seats) has some nicely laid out controls. The back seats fold down for shipping cargo and this model has the optional extended cargo zone in the tail of the plane, (great for snow skis, etc).
If you like flying into rough airfields, you can remove the wheel skirts via the hidden switch at the far right, lower black plastic power plugin on the panel. Click that and the wheels are suddenly uncovered. Great for Canadian short airstrips. (Stall speed with flaps is around 50 knots).
There is a cool, picturesque 'checklist' and also 'references' file set on the Kneeboard. I have kept the manual simple, and as usual (now) it is in PDF format, in the manuals folder in the aircraft's folder in FS.
This is in FSX and Prepar3D format.
So.... If you are interested, there's more at http://www.lionheartcreations.com/Diamond
